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#EF8ADE

#ef8ade ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ef8ade is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 54.12% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 7.11% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 310.1°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.418

Complementary

  1. #ef8ade
  2. #8aef9b

Split complementary

  1. #ef8ade
  2. #abef8a
  3. #8aefcd

Analogous

  1. #cd8aef
  2. #ef8ade
  3. #ef8aab

Triadic

  1. #ef8ade
  2. #deef8a
  3. #8adeef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8ade
  2. #ef9b8a
  3. #8aef9b
  4. #8adeef

Square

  1. #ef8ade
  2. #efcd8a
  3. #8aef9b
  4. #8aabef

Monochromatic

  1. #c51ba8
  2. #e647cb
  3. #ef8ade
  4. #f8cdf1
  5. #fdedfa

Shades

#ef8ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8ade
  2. #d77cc8
  3. #bf6eb2
  4. #a7619b
  5. #8f5385
  6. #78456f
  7. #603759
  8. #482943
  9. #301c2c
  10. #180e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8ade
  2. #f196e1
  3. #f2a1e5
  4. #f4ade8
  5. #f5b9eb
  6. #f7c5ef
  7. #f9d0f2
  8. #fadcf5
  9. #fce8f8
  10. #fdf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8ade
  2. #e489d5
  3. #d988cb
  4. #ce87c2
  5. #c386b8
  6. #b885af
  7. #ac84a6
  8. #a1839c
  9. #968293
  10. #8b8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cba0c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89a4e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b2db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f78faa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a4dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f48dc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8ade {
  color: #ef8ade;
}
Background
.bg-ef8ade {
  background-color: #ef8ade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8ade {
  border: 2px solid #ef8ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8ade, #ef8aab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 222 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 3.99 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.38 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.75 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.98 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.04 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.58 #107521 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Violet
#ef8ade  rgb(239, 138, 222)  hsl(310, 76%, 74%)  Violet
#8aef9b  rgb(138, 239, 155)  hsl(130, 76%, 74%)  Light Green
#deef8a  rgb(222, 239, 138)  hsl(70, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8adeef  rgb(138, 222, 239)  hsl(190, 76%, 74%)  Non-Photo Blue